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What inspired Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin's highly popular song,“10,000 Reasons"? According to Redman, it flowed right out of scripture, Psalm 103, in which David finds many reasons to be grateful to God and to bless his holy name. Redman added that if we wake up in the morning and do not find things to be thankful to God for, something is wrong with our spiritual outlook.

You can read Psalm 103 at the bottom of this post before taking a fresh listen of the song. Then, fast-forward to the 2:50 mark in this video to go right to the song performance and lyrics.

We might not get to 10,000, but we can develop longer lists of reasons to be thankful and praise God for all he has done, is doing, and will do. God hears our genuine praise; we can do that anytime, anywhere.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for all that you do. Forgive me for not being thankful enough or praising you in the way that I should. Change my heart to one that finds many reasons to express my gratitude and praise. Thank you for your compassion in removing my sins “as far as the east is from the west” through the work of Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

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Psalm 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
   bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
    who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
    who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

⁶The Lord works righteousness
    and justice for all who are oppressed.
⁷He made known his ways to Moses,
    his acts to the people of Israel.
⁸The Lord is merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
⁹He will not always chide,
    nor will he keep his anger forever.
¹⁰He does not deal with us according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
¹²as far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
¹³As a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
¹⁴For he knows our frame;^[a]
    he remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are like grass;
    he flourishes like a flower of the field;
¹⁶for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
    and its place knows it no more.
¹⁷But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
    and his righteousness to children's children,
¹⁸to those who keep his covenant
    and remember to do his commandments.
¹⁹The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
    and his kingdom rules over all.

²⁰Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
    you mighty ones who do his word,
    obeying the voice of his word!
²¹Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
    his ministers, who do his will!
²²Bless the Lord, all his works,
    in all places of his dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!